When the lights go down and the screen lights up, all we see is the final product. Polished performances, slick camera moves, and visual effects that feel too seamless to question. It looks like magic ...

Until enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially P.L. 119-21, the availability of a below-the-line deduction that was not the standard deduction or an itemized deduction was a rare event.

In a first for the Critics Choice Association, shortlists in 11 categories for the Critics Choice Awards have been announced. The lists narrow the contenders in those below-the-line categories of Best ...